Finance and Contracts Officer

About the role

The EU Delegation to Kenya offers a full-time Finance and Contracts Officer position within the Regional Partnerships Unit, in the Global Gateway team covering education, health, agriculture and food security. The workplace is Nairobi, on a fixed-term contract of two years, with possible extension or renewal after a six-month probation period. The post is open to Kenyan nationals and residents with a valid work permit.

Key responsibilities

• Draft financial aspects of contracts and documents linked to financial operations, and advise colleagues on draft financing agreements, identification and action fiches and budgetary matters.
• Take part in negotiations of technical and financial aspects of contracts for external projects, and train Delegation staff and beneficiaries on contractual and financial matters.
• Ensure financial initiation of procurement, grant and contract operations, including addenda, payment orders, recovery orders and debit notes, and check that financial circuits are followed.
• Contribute to tender files, tender evaluations and contract preparation, and ensure accurate encoding of payments, clearings and recoveries.
• Follow up auditor and control body recommendations, prepare financial reports and KPI follow-ups, and help draft the Annual Audit Plan.
• Manage the informatics tools for budgetary and accountancy management and keep data coherent across databases.

Required profile

• University degree of at least three years in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or Law.
• At least five years of post-graduate experience in financial management/control, procurement and/or audit.
• Advantageous: experience with international organisations, NGOs, EU-funded projects, blended finance instruments and ERP systems.
• English at proficient level (C2).

Required skills

• Office automation: Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and advanced Excel.
• Procurement and contract management, budget and financial management, accounting, internal control and audits.

What we offer

• Remuneration according to a salary table in shillings, basic minimum 511,049 KES.
• Supplementary pension scheme and medical insurance for employees and their families under certain conditions.
• Local Agent job category 1, with a job description that can evolve with the needs.